As we bid a warm welcome to 2026, there’s plenty to look back on in the pinball industry throughout the final month of last year. So, Martin from Pinball News and Jonathan from Pinball Magazine are here to bring you all the details in the December 2025 edition of the Pinball Industry News PINcast. December 2025 PINcast The recent slew of new game announcements has been quickly followed up by the release of numerous accessories. From toppers to shooter rods, from lighting kits to backglasses, there has never been a wider choice of add-ons available.The start of the year marked the fifteenth anniversary of Jack Gaurnieri’s launch of Jersey Jack Pinball. There have been many changes to both the company and the wider industry over the past decade-and-a-half, so Jack joins Martin and Jonathan to look back to the start of the company and how it compares now.At the start of 2011 there was only one company actively manufacturing pinballs. Fifteen years later there are more than fifteen companies, with more poised to show their hands in 2026. Some upcoming titles are common knowledge, while others are still mere speculation. To start the year, Martin and Jonathan run down the known knowns and the known unknowns coming up over the next twelve months.Then there are the results of the latest free game sweepstakes from Stern and Jersey Jack, production updates and order closing dates for games and accessories, a new collaboration for Pedretti Gaming, a rebrand for American Pinball together with the promise of new games soon, and lots of new code for titles new and old.Catch all this and much more in this latest packed PINcast episode covering all the excitement in the pinball world throughout December 2025 and the first few days of January 2026. Click below to play this month’s PINcast, or visit the PINcast library for this and all the previous editions. You can also visit the Pinball Industry News PINcast page on Spotify to stream or download this and all 97 previous episodes, and subscribe to get automatic notifications of future editions. December 2025 PINcast 2026 is promising to be another fantastic year for pinball, so join Martin and Jonathan each month to guarantee you don’t miss any of the excitement.After all, it’s the podcast the pinball industry listens to.
